Scrapping On The Edge: June 2013

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Flying Unicorn - July Kit of the Month (Sunset Dreams)

Pinks, yellows, reds, blue and greens are the color of a sunset is what this months kit brings. Swirls and twirls, dashes and dots of color that mix and match, giving you creative imagination that can soar! Capture the memories and create some Sunset Dreams !

Our kits are One of A Kind that includes an Off the Page Project for you to create. This month's off the page is a 6x6 burlap album by Canvas Corp

Join Flying Unicorn and Shona on July 7th to create this amazing project

Build a Page with Tammy this month on July 6th, 2013

Now take a gander at the amazing creations by the Creative Team.

Click here to get your Sunset Dreams!!

Monday, June 17, 2013

Upcycled Formula Tin - Flying Unicorn

Here is a little inspiration project I created for the 'trash to treasure' mid month challenge at Flying Unicorn. Challenge is running from 15th June - 15th July.

From my recycling bin I pulled out a baby formula tin. For months I have been looking at these tins and thinking 'I really should do something with them'. Thank you for the fantastic kick start Tammy (again I must tell you that your project is amazing!!). I feel like I took an easy option by choosing the obvious tin to recycle, none the less.....

I turned this.....

Into this...

A view from the top...

Products Used

Bo Bunny - Serenade

Rub'n Buff - Gold Leaf

Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Flying Unicorn Adornments

I cut the huge flower out on my Cricut machine and then carefully pieced all 30 petals together. I gave nearly everything a smidge of rub'n buff and distress ink. I think this gorgeous Bo Bunny paper complemented my formula tin rather perfectly ;-).

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Mid Month Muse - Flying Unicorn

Mixed media is a technique involving the use of two or more artistic media, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, that are combined in a single composition. Muse is defined as a source of inspiration. Now, Flying Unicorn is excited to bring you Mid Month Muse - Mixed Media inspired.

On the 15th of each month we will make available a collection of paper crafting supplies that will sure to inspire and create projects or add to projects that you are or will be creating. Flying Unicorn is looking for you to have fun experimenting and combining various materials for creating art. The items that are chosen will help you discover new styles and techniques. Unleash your passion and lets get creative !

Our creative team let their imagination soar and without further adieu their creations :

Do not hesitate... get your Mid Month Muse today

Friday, June 7, 2013

EXCITING NEWS! - Flying Unicorn

Hi Everyone,

I have some MOST MOST exciting news, news that I have been bursting to share for a few weeks now. I am pleased to announce that I have joined the amazing creative team at Flying Unicorn. I am over the moon, I cannot wait to bring you all new and exciting projects, starting with the ones below (from my first creative team posting).

Today I would like to share with you two projects, one girly and one grungy, thought I would mix it up a bit. Let's start with girly by showing you my Secret Garden layout. A friend of mine posted a photo of her Mum on Facebook which I just 'had' to scrap, such an adorable shot.

Products I have used in this creation include:-

Papers

Graphic 45 - Secret Garden

Adhesives

Glossy Accents

Double Sided Tape

Inks

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut

Embellishments

Liquid Pearls

ZVA Bling - Pink

Lace

Die Cut Flowers

Resin Butterfly

Time to grunge it up a bit!

This week I took a bottle straight out of my recycling bin, I decided it was way too nice a bottle to simply throw away. I set about figuring a way to paint the bottle from the inside without using a paint brush. This process was very simple, I made a mixture of Mod Podge, acrylic paint, Perfect Pearls and water. I tipped it into the bottle and shook it up, it worked perfectly, my bottle was then a wonderful deep sea sparkly blue. Although I ended up covering most of the bottle with paper, I can see pretty glimpses of blue through the peacock feathers and when I tip the bottle upside down the base is gorgeous. So definitely take a second look at your bottles before you throw them out, turn trash into treasure!!. Now let's take a look.

Here is the bottle from the front....